Aircraft



Nov; 16, 1943 M. H. QUICKEL,

AIRC RAFT Filed Jan. 8, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor ab e/ H Quiz ke/ A iiorney M. H. ,QUICKEL Nov. 16, 1943.

AIRCRAFT 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 8

In ventor A iiorney Nov. 16, 1943. M. H. QUICKEL v2,334,285

AIRCRAFT Filed" Jan. 8, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor 1 Patented Nov. 16, 1943 7' l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2.334.286 I g r I Michael H. Quick Utica, 1]]. DP cation 81:11:, No. 373,669

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in aircraft and more particularl to an aircraft which employs rotary elements built into wings for sustaining flight.

Anotherimportant object of the invention is to provide an aeroplane wherein the wings are provided with rotary elements which in operation serve to promote equilibrium and permit landing and taking oif at lower speed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawing":

Figure 1 represents a side elevatlonal view of the aircraft. Fi ure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detailed sectional view1 taken substantially on line 4-4 of Figure Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevationalview of the gear means.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantial- -ly on line 6-6 of Figure'5.

Referring to the drawings wherein lik numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the numeral 5 generally refers to the fuselage of the aircraft, the motor 6 of the aircraft being located at the forward end of the fuselag and in driving relation with a propeller 1. At the rear end of the fuselage i is a rudder l and elevators 9.

A windowed turret-like structure III is pr vided at the top of the fuselage 5 for the occu- Pantsoftheaircraftandfromthetop ofthis turret iflextendsariseril.

A shaft l2 extends vertically through the turret III and riser ll and'is equipped with a propeller 53 at its upper end.

The fuselage 5 is provided with laterally disposed stubby wings I, ll each of which has a longi extending recess Ii inthe bottom thtiarreofa for partl receiving the corresponding ro Each of these rotors It consists of a shaft I! having a suitable hub structure thereon and,

' a plurality of blades ll which are transversely curved and extend eccentrically with respect to the shaft I1. These blades are operative through therecess liinthecorrespondingwing ii for substantially one-half of their full rotaboth rotors tion. 'rheshafti'lcanbecoinmonto I6, extending entirely through the fuselage 5 and-at a point within the fuselage is provided with freely rotatable bevel gears l9 and 2n, the bevel gear l9 being substantially smaller than the gear 20. A toothed clutch collar 2! is splined to the shaft I'I and the opposed sides of the D gears i9 and 20 are provided with teeth with one or the other of which the toothed clutch member 2| is engageable. A suitable control 1ever 22 is provided for the clutch collar 2|.

The lar e bevel gear 20 meshes with a large bevel gear 23 on'the vertical shaft l2, while the small bevel gear l9 meshes with 9. correspondingly small bevel gear 24 on the lower end of the vertical shaft II. V I

It can now be seen that the operator of the aircraft by actuating the lever 22 can cause the shaft I! todrive the shaft l2 either through the gears I9, 24 or the gear 20, 23. At this point it will also be understood that the rotors l6 start to rotate as the aircraft moves along the ground in its takeoff and as these rotors i6. rotate, they rotate the propeller l3 to effect some lifting power while the blades i8 of the rotors it build up an air pressure under the stub wings l4.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materialsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

An aircraft comprising a body, a propeller for Pulling the body forwardly, a horizontal propeller at the top of the body for lifting the same, wines extending laterally from the body and each wing having a longitudinally extending recess pening out at its lower face, said recess being of arcuate shape in cross section, a bladed air motor having its upper portion located in each recess and adapted to build up air pressure in the recess upon rotation of the air motor by the forward momentum of the said air pressure thus developed exerting an uplifting action on the underside of the wing, shafting for connecting the air motors with the body, a vertical shaft extending from the secondnamed propeller into the body, and gearing connecting the sbafting for the air motors with the vertical shaft.

m H. QUICKEL. 

